Sparking! Zero Sales Reach 3 Million in First 24 Hours of Launch

It looks like Dragon Ball fans really have been eagerly awaiting a new entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi franchise, as its latest entry, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, has already managed to sell three million units in its first 24 hours of availability.

Bandai Namco Entertainment announced this amazing sales statistic in a press release, though the company didn’t provide a breakdown of how many units were sold per platform. Upon checking on Steam Charts, Sparking! Zero has an all-time concurrent player high of 120,000 players, though that doesn’t include the game bought on the platform on other storefronts. Chances are, the console versions sold the most, though we probably won’t know the official numbers sold since Sony and Microsoft don’t usually divulge that info. Given the number announced today is just for the first 24 hours, expect the sales count to be even higher at the time of this article going live, given the extra four days should have added to that sales tally.

What Was the Last Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi Game Before Sparking Zero?

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is the latest entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series which last saw its major entry way back in 2007 with Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Since then, the franchise has remained dormant apart from Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team, which was released in 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.

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If you’re not sure whether to jump aboard the Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero train or not, you can check out Game Rant’s review where it mentions, “Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero isn’t a perfect sequel to Budokai Tenkaichi 3, but it has successfully recaptured its spirit. Effort is visible even in the areas where Sparking Zero falls short, and concentrating on the core gameplay, presentation, and progression has paid dividends.”

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was released this October 11, and is avalable now on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.